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March 17, 2022
Transit agencies are reporting record highs in ridership since the beginning of the pandemic.
March 04, 2022
The latest information regarding ferry service between Treasure Island and downtown San Francisco.
March 01, 2022
A new two-way protected bikeway along the Embarcadero between Mission and Broadway streets is complete.
February 28, 2022
We are preparing to ask San Francisco voters in November 2022 to continue the existing half-cent transportation sales tax and approve a new 30-year investment plan, also known as the Expenditure Plan.
February 19, 2022
The Transportation Authority is developing the Treasure Island Transportation Program to support transportation on the island, including partnering with WETA to implement the all-electric ferry service by 2024.
February 17, 2022
We are conducting a study to review the City’s experiences, lessons learned, and best practices for delivering large-scale and complex capital projects.
February 10, 2022
We joined State Senator Scott Wiener, community leaders, and transit officials in the Bayview to announce a new bill to expedite sustainable transportation projects.
February 05, 2022
BART held a toilet paper-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the Powell Station’s restrooms. We supported the Powell Modernization Project, which includes the restroom renovations, new lighting, and overall station improvements with funding from the half-cent sales tax for transportation.
January 25, 2022
The Transportation Authority Board re-elected District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman as Chair and District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin as Vice-Chair for 2022. Our agency also released the 2021 Annual Report that provides highlights of what we planned, funded, and delivered last year.
January 19, 2022
A new dashboard presenting wheelchair access data from transportation network companies or TNCs is now available.
January 13, 2022
A safer and improved Taylor Street is in the works for the Tenderloin community. The Transportation Authority supported the planning and design of this project with over $2.3 million in funding from San Francisco’s half-cent sales tax for transportation.
January 07, 2022
San Francisco has released the 2021 Climate Action Plan, a roadmap to achieving the city's goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
January 03, 2022
For the fourth consecutive year, the Transportation Authority has earned a Certificate of Achievement from the Government Finance Officers Association, or GFOA. This is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.
December 15, 2021
We celebrated the passage of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Jackie Speier and Mark DeSaulnier, and transit and labor leaders from the Bay Area.
December 14, 2021
Our board approved over $2.8 million in half-cent sales tax funds and $3 million in TNC Tax funds to support SFMTA’s Vision Zero Quick-Build Program. The goal of the program is to deliver projects quickly and efficiently to high-need locations identified on the Vision Zero High Injury Network.